Turtle Creek Twp.
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CHARLES E. HALE, jeweler, Lebanon, was
born in Clinton Co., Ohio, ,Sept. 9, 1854; his father,
Armoni Hale, moved to Clinton County from North Carolina
with his father in 1810; he was born in 1806, and after
arriving in Clinton County, married Miss Elizabeth
Edwards, daughter of Archibald and Ann (Harvey)
Edwards, of Clinton County; they were the parents of
nine children, six sons and three daughters, of whom five
sons and two daughters survive. Our subject received
his primary education in the country schools of his native
county, and afterward became a student in the National
Normal School of Lebanon, from which he graduated in the
spring of 1876. In 1877, he purchased an interest in
the jewelry establishment of E. M. Hale, and in two
months afterward he became the sole proprietor. He has
since continued in the same establishment, under the firm
name of Charles E. Hale & Co.
(Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 743) |
Washington Twp. -
JAMES HARRIS. farmer, P. O.
Clarksville, Clinton Co.; was born in Clinton Co., Ohio,
Aug. 9, 1813; he is a son of James and Mary Harris,
of Maryland and Virginia. The former was born Dec. 2,
1775, and the latter Apr. 3, 1784. Mr. Harris'
father was a carpenter and helped to build the Capitol at
Washington; his mother was a daughter of Captain Cherry,
of Revolutionary fame. Mr. Harris' parents came
to Clinton Co. in the early history of Ohio; his father
represented Clinton Co. in the State Legislature six terms;
he died Nov. 21, 1845; and Mrs. Harris departed from
this earth Aug. 18, 1860. Mr. Harris, our
subject, was married Feb. 9, 1837, to Sarah Wilkerson,
who died Mar. 6, 1842, leaving three children - William
H., Martha J., wife of Mr. Eldred; and
John J. Mr. Harris again married Dec. 19,
1844, to Mary Biggs, a native of Clinton Co., born
Feb. 26, 1822, and a daughter of William and Rhoda Biggs.
Eight children were the fruits of this union; of these six
are living - Mary E., wife of Henry Vandervoort;
Lucinda, wife of Rev. J. R. Hunter, David
Harriet, Alfred and Isaiah; George and Rhoda
are deceased. Two of Mr. Harris' sons George
and John J., were soldiers in the late rebellion.
Mr. Harris owns a farm of 200 acres; and in politics
is Democratic.
(Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 1045) |
Washington Twp. -
SAMUEL HARRIS, farmer, P. O.
Clarksville; was born near the present site of Clarksville,
in Vernon Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, Dec. 28, 1815, his
father, James Harris, was born in Prince George Co.,
Md., Dec. 22, 1775, and at the age of 14 years went with his
parents to Loudoun Co., Md., Dec. 22, 1775, and at the age
of 14 years, went with his parents to Loudoun Co., Va.,
where he served a seven years' apprenticeship with James
Young, at the carpenter's trade. In this
occupation he continued until 30 yaers of age, when he
married Miss Mary Cherry, a native of Virginia, then
21 years of age, and a daughter of Maj. William Cherry,
who served all through the war of the Revolution. This
marriage was blessed with issue as follows: Mary
(the wife of Samuel Statler), Jane (the wife of
George Villars), Susannah (deceased), Susan
(deceased, wife of James Deacon), James, Samuel,
Isaiah M. (now living in Kansas), Martha C. (the
wife of William Stackhouse), George and
Henry C. (deceased). The father of these children
with his family emigrated to Ohio in 1809, and settled on
Todd's Fork. He followed farming after his marriage,
and served as a Captain and Colonel of militia, and for
eighteen years as a Justice of the Peace. He also
served six years in the State Legislature. He was
largely instrumental in establishing an infirmary in Clinton
Co., and was one of the first directors of that institution.
He died on his farm in Clinton Co., in November, 1845; his
wife died in 1860, and both were buried in a family burying
ground on the home farm. Our subject's youth was spent
on his father's farm until he reached his majority, when he
embarked in mercantile business in Clarksville, at which he
continued three years. He was married in Clarksville
Oct. 20, 1838, to Phoebe Kibbey, who was born in
Clarksville Feb. 2, 1818. She was a daughter of
Ephraim and Nancy (Vandervoort) Kibby. By their
marriage the following children were born, viz.:
Henry C. (deceased), Charles A., Mary N.
(the wife of George H. Wilkerson), James e.,
Angeline (the wife of Thomas N. Wilkerson),
Cynthianna (wife of Uriah Compton), and
Fielder B. Mr. Harris has been for many years
identified with the history of his township, and since his
marriage has followed farming exclusively.
(Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 1045) |
Turtle
Creek Twp.
FREDERICK HUTCHINSON (deceased) was
born at Lexington, Ky.; he was the son of John and
Catharine (Snyder) Hutchinson, he a native of Lexington,
Ky., and she of Fredericksburg, Va. Our subject was
compelled by straitened circumstances to begin hard labor at
a tender age and received very little, if any, education; he
was married, in 1838, to Miss Mary Shawhen, daughter
of John and Rebecca (Leggett) Shawhen who was born in
1820. She emigrated with her parents to Ohio, from the
Red Stone country, Pennsylvania, when only four months old.
By her marriage to our subject ten children were born in
1840, wife of Moses Crossley; Frank, born
1843; John, born in 1850, now married; Annice,
born in 1852, now the wife of J. B. Todhunter; Josephine,
born in 1854, wife of Victor Worley; Laura,
born in 1859, wife of Christopher Stibbs, and
William, born in 1862, now married. Mr.
Hutchinson started in life with nothing, but, by
industrious habits and close attention to his business, he
had accumulated at the time of his death, Dec. 19, 1881, a
large property, consisting of farming lands in different
localities, amounting in the aggregate to nearly 700 acres;
he was a man of indomitable energy and possessed more than
ordinary business ability; his life was spent entirely on
the farm, but he was an extensive dealer in pork and real
estate; the surviving members of his family are all
well-to-do residents of Warren County.
Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 750 |
Harlan Twp. -
JAMES HUTCHINSON, grocery and saloon;
Pleasant Plain; dealer in groceries, ale, beer and pure
liquors; is a native of Clinton Co., Oio, where he was born
May 23, 1847; he is the son of Lewis and Sophia
Hutchinson, nee Woodruff, also natives of
this State. The subject of this sketch lost his father
when 5 years of age, and, in consequence, was thrown upon
his own resources; he was reared upon the farm and, when an
opportunity occurred, attended the rural district schools of
his neighborhood. He was compelled to labor in order
to support his widowed mother and her family, so that his
chances to acquire an education were meager. When the
war of the Union commenced, Mr. Hutchinson was one of
the first to espouse its cause, and enlisted in Company B,
79th O. V. I., but, losing his health, he was discharged
from the service. He being of a patriotic and
enthusiastic turn of mind, as soon as he recovered his
health, he again returned to the service, enlisting in the
19th O. V. I., in which he continued till the close of the
war. On Oct. 1, 1865, he was married to Miss Ingle,
who soon after died, and, in October, 1869, he was again
united in marriage to Augusta Stiles. He is the
father of five children, four of whom are living - Anna
E., born April 7, 1866; Mollie S., born Sept. 30,
1870; Sallie J., born Nov. 4, 1872 (deceased);
Joseph R., born April 19, 1877, and Susan, born
April 22, 1879. His parents were of German English
descent, and were noted for their industry and integrity;
these principles were early instilled into the mind of the
subject of this brief narrative. He holds the office
of School Director of his village, and in his business is
doing well; kind, social and hospitable, he is esteemed as
one of the good citizens of his community. Alonzo
Stiles, the father of Mrs. Hutchinson, is a
native of Vermont; he married Mary Cheeser; they were
of old and respected families.
Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 1034 |
Turtle Creek
Twp.
THOMAS J. HUTCHINSON, manufacturer,
Lebanon. The subject of this sketch is one of the
leading manufacturers of Warren County, having a large
carriage and wagon shop in Lebanon. He was born Mar.
22, 1831, in Clermont Co., Ohio; his father, Joseph
Hutchinson, was one of the oldest settlers in the State;
his mother, Elizabeth Rosa, was a native of
Pennsylvania. When but 7 years of age, he came to
Warren County and lived with his grand-father, Silas
Hutchinson, until 16 yeas of age, when he began, in
Lebanon, the trade at which he has since been engaged.
In 1870, his manufactory was destroyed by fire; the present
building is the largest carriage establishment in the
county; he has attained a competency by his business; he is
one of Lebanon's best citizens, has been a member of the
Council several years, and is a member of the School Board;
is a quiet, unassuming man in manners, and enjoys the
respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens; in politics, he
is a Republican; in religion, a Methodist. In 1854, he
was married to Mary Van Note, daughter of Aaron
and Elizabeth Van Note, of Lebanon; the children are
seven in number, six living and one dead (Daisy).
The oldest son, Oswald A., is engaged in business as
trimmer with his father; was married, in 1878 to
Thoedosia Braninger; Adelia S., the oldest daughter, was
married to Dr. W. M. Harsha, of Illinois, in 1880; at
home, are Ella, Lizzie, Albert and Huber.
Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 750 |
Turtle Creek
Twp. -
THOMAS P. HUTCHINSON, farmer; P. O.
Lebanon; was born in Clermont Co., Ohio, July 30, 1808; his
father, Silas Hutchinson, was a native of Maryland
and a soldier under Gen. Wayne in the war of 1812; he
emigrated to Ohio at an early day and located in Clermont
County, where he married Miss Margery Paxton, a
native of that county, by whom he had eight children, viz.,
Joseph, Robert, Keziah, Elizabeth, Silas, Thomas P.,
Betsey and a child who died in infancy. Of these,
our subject and Silas are the only survivors.
Mr. Hutchinson died in Lebanon and his wife in Turtle
Creek Township on what is called the "Ridge." Our
subject received an ordinary education in the schools of his
day, and at once commenced life by renting a farm on which
he continued until able to purchase a small tract of land;
he has followed farming all his life, adding little by
little to his estate until now he has accumulated a
comfortable competency; he was married in April, 1828, to
Cynthia Benham, a native of Turtle Creek Township, and a
daughter of John Benham, a Captain of the war of
1812. By this union twelve children were born, viz.,
Margery, the wife of William B. Blackburn, of
Lebanon; John, a carpenter in Texas; Narcissus,
the widow of Newton Smith, deceased; Ann, the
deceased wife of James Bone; Eliza, the widow of
John Stowell, of Lebanon; James, deceased;
Mary, the wife of John Strickler, of Warren
County; Thomas, a farmer; Silas; Madison;
Frank, deceased, and Cynthia, deceased. All
of the survivors, with one exception, are residents of Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson are both members of the
Baptist Church, of which he has been a member twenty-five
years; Mr. H. is a Democrat in politics.
Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 749 |
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